ISSN 0159-4583

Quidvis recte factum quamvis hurnile praeclarum* PRAECLARVM I) The Federal Journal of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of . No. 1-96. February, 1996

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5VF161 Jack Barclay Ltd (U.K.) James Young Luxury and Elegance

* Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble. — Royce, 1924. 1ROLLS ROYCE It’s not the destination, but how you travel.

Uncompromising quality is the hall-mark of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars and uncompromising standards of sales and service are what you can expect from York Motors in William Street, , officially appointed Rolls-Royce and Bentley Distributor.

The pleasure of travelling in cars of such superb design and engineering has to be experienced to be believed. From the latest 1996 Silver Spirit Saloon, a motor car with seemingly limitless reserves of power, controlled by the world’s most advanced automotive technologies, to the sporting heritage of the range of Bentley motor cars. It really becomes a case of not where you are going but how you get there.

We also have a wide selection of pre-owned Rolls-Royce and Bentley models available for you the discerning traveller.

York Motors (Sales) Pty Limited Distributor of Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars 101-111 William Street, Sydney NSW 2011 DL428 Phone Ken Steeley 331 3377 AH (018) 689 589 DK17.275 PR/ECLARVM The Federal Journal of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia.

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